Recent Pentagon guidance on removing Anthropic tools highlights how a new category of supply chain risk may be enforced—often before formal acquisition rules catch up. For federal contractors, the impact extends beyond technical fixes to include meaningful legal and contractual exposure. As Alex Continue Reading
Q&A: How War Exclusions Apply in Insurance Policies
War exclusions in insurance policies can significantly limit coverage during geopolitical conflicts, but their application “will depend on how it is drafted,” including its “stated scope and application.” In a Westlaw Today Q&A, Sherilyn Pastor explain that these exclusions may bar coverage for Continue Reading
‘Nobody Really Knows:’ Pentagon Clash with Anthropic Throws Agencies Into Limbo
Federal agencies and their contractors are navigating informal directives from the Trump administration amid efforts to cut off Anthropic from government systems, highlighting the challenges and costs of removing a major AI vendor from federal supply chains. Following President Trump’s order for Continue Reading
US Companies Comb China Data Transfer Protocols amid Crackdown
States are stepping in to fill the enforcement gaps left by federal agencies, which have limited authority to address foreign data threats. Several states have sued at least half a dozen companies in the past two years, citing exposure of Americans’ data to China. Their approach has been broad, Continue Reading
Vincent Mauro, Jr. Reelected Chair of New Haven’s Democratic Town Committee
McCarter Government Affairs Advisor Vincent Mauro, Jr. secured a seventh two-year term as the chair of New Haven's Democratic Town Committee. Vin spoke with the New Haven Independent about what the Democratic Party in New Haven stands for. “It’s about affordability. It’s about partnership. Continue Reading
Here’s How Noncompetes Are Being Interpreted in Contractarian Delaware
Delaware courts continue to take a strong contractarian approach to noncompete agreements. McCarter partner Travis Ferguson spoke with AmLaw Litigation Daily and said Delaware balances a public policy that's in favor of competition with a legal system that's in favor of enforcing contractual Continue Reading
McCarter Adds NJ Lobbyist to Government Affairs Group
McCarter expands its Government Affairs Practice with lobbyist Regina Appolon, a former New Jersey Assembly staff member and Chief of Staff for then-Assembly member Angela McKnight. Regina told Law360 Pulse that she was already familiar with the group’s work in state government and was drawn to Continue Reading
6th Circuit’s Cemex Rebuke Could Make NLRB More Cautious
A recent Sixth Circuit decision striking down an order by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that an employer bargain with a union after the union failed to win an election could lead the NLRB to reconsider its prior standard for issuing such orders—the 2023 Cemex ruling—and raises questions Continue Reading
Experts See Immunity Defense Reset After NJ Transit Ruling
The Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision that New Jersey Transit is not an arm of the state, clarifying a key limit on sovereign immunity in a ruling that could reshape how states structure and defend quasi-governmental entities. The case, Galette v. New Jersey Transit, focused on Continue Reading
New Jersey Republicans Can’t Quit Chris Christie
McCarter partner Bill Palatucci spoke with POLITICO about the political landscape in New Jersey following the 2025 gubernatorial election and the role former Governor Chris Christie continues to play in the state’s Republican Party. Bill noted, “The gubernatorial campaign is over. There’s nobody Continue Reading